chadchad of the day 7.2

polka dot shirt / BON
polka dot shorts / ASOS
polka dot socks / Topman
brown shoes / from Korea

I finally made it out of London for a weekend away in small town England at a place called Lewes.  It feels like I've been stuck in zone 1 for an eternity - not that it's so bad in central London, but it's nice to breathe some country air and not have to deal with constant crowds.

Burger and I went to the quaint little village of Lewes after finding a deal on Groupon (side note: never buy a Groupon hotel getaway, you'll always end up disappointed).  Lots of churches, castles and tiny little shops and streets and even a Garland Day procession through the streets of girls with flowers in their hair dancing with marching bands and guys wearing lots of bells.  I thought it would be much warmer than it actually was, so I ended up wearing this mix & match polka dot outfit for only about 30 minutes total.  Boo! But I'm sure I'll find another occasion for this polka dot threesome.  

So any thoughts on polka dots for guys?  Some people say they are feminine but I think a guy can totally pull them off.  I think it's more of the connections you make with polka dots like itsy-bitsy teenie-weenie yellow bikinis or those little dresses Zoe Deschanel always wears rather than the polka dots themselves.

If a Batman villain can rock polka dots, then why can't I?  :)


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korean boys fw12

It's nice to see a few familiar faces at the menswear shows in Milan & Paris this season. NOMA HAN, no stranger to the runway in New York & Paris, walked in both the Lanvin (above) and the Alexis Mabille FW12 shows in Paris while HAN SU KIM was in Italy for the Missoni and Dirk Bikkembergs (one of the famed Antwerp Six) collections.  I modeled with both of the boys when I was living in South Korea so it's nice to see they are doing a good job of breaking into the western fashion scene.  

Noma Han for Alexis Mabille FW12

Han Su Kim for Dirk Bikkembergs FW12

Han Su Kim for Missoni FW12

Me with Noma backstage at Resurrection FW11 during Seoul Fashion Week.

Han Su and I backstage at BON SS11 during Seoul Fashion Week.


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mvio ss12 by haan

The first runway show I ever saw was back in 2008 when Korean designer Han Sanghyuk was still designing for his first label BON. Since then Han, who from that first glimpse of the catwalk has been one of my favorite Korean designers, has moved onto being creative director for another label called MVIO. MVIO has put on some very far out yet very wearable collections over the past few seasons and the latest SS12 'Plasticman' presentation was no exception. Preppy, sailor meets future doctor inspired clothing were cleverly styled in quirky surgical gear with much fewer layers than we usually see from MVIO. I was happy to see Han pushing the baggy shorts over leggings look that has been popular in Korean and Japanese street fashion for quite a few years and I really loved the pastel patchwork pattern found midway through the collection. I'm not crazy about nautical stripes, but I did enjoy how he used them in the short pants suit with matching tie.  Take a look at a few of my favorite runway looks.

ps. make sure to go to the 'downloads' section of the MVIO website for free downloads of runway music mixed by DJ Eunchurn.  More, More, More is my personal favorite!


























Thanks to INAPAD.com for the photos.

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BONia club night @ club answer

Korean designer Jung Jae Lee who is creative director for BON held a pre-fashion week party at Club Answer called BOrN to Casino. I was so sad to hear he wouldn't be showing during Seoul Fashion Week this season as he is one of my favorite designers and he was so kind as to use me as a main model in his last two collections. It was a nice chance to see him one last time before I leave Korea and to thank him for being so good to me. Check out his last two collections HERE and HERE. And also take a look at the adorable matryoshka aka Ukrainian staking dolls brooch he is wearing. Too cute!




with one of Club Answer's model/bartenders & 206 Homme designer Young Jun Lee / 이영준















































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